I've spent a good part of the last year and a half getting my finances in order, keeping better track of bills, trying to have a longer view... So this post is unrelated to music and instead, all about the nerdy websites I've found that have really helped the cause: 1. Mint.com is invaluable. I have all of my accounts, credit, savings, debts, etc. all hooked into this free site, and in turn it analyzes my spending, lets me know when bills are due, alerts me to interest rate changes and helps me budget. I …

Well, I'm up late on a night off, tinkering with the website, new photos and video. It has been a whirlwind week or so, and I am so happy to be sitting here in a big fuzzy robe, messing with my laptop at 3am. This past weekend we went on the road to Ohio and packed close to 25 hours of car time into a 48 hour period. It was more driving that any of us needed, but somehow we all had a really nice time, had some good barbeque, saw some bible belt small-town America. We played the Presidential Gala at …

Well, I'm almost at the end of one of my most musically eclectic months in some time. Five gigs more before it's over. I am still buzzing from the pleasure of being Dawnie Love's backup singer this past Thursday. I spend most of my time in the jazz world, and it was a great experience to work with a talented pop band. As a backup singer I got to half-watch the show from my spot on the sidelines, and by the end I was a huge fan! Happily I'll get a chance to play with them again next month at their next …

Hi folks, I just got word of some new press for The Water is Wide, this time from jazz journalist and author Kevin Lynch. Here's what he wrote: "Kelsey Jillette cuts to the heart of a song with a canny incisiveness that belies her age. Her voice, all honey dewed ripeness, seems to inhabit disparate styles as naturally as taking successive breaths. Yet each utters its own: from Paul Simon spirits to Bossa Carnaval to Dameron bop to [Duke's] blossom and Fats’ rose. Jillette’s Brazilian burbles …

A wonderful 2-night stint at the new Afro-Peruvian club in midtown Manhattan. I played with Freddie "Huevito" Lobaton, Yuri Juarez and Ramon de Bruyn.